Work Health And Safety Act 2012
This act is administered by the ministry of business, innovation, and employment.
Work health and safety act 2012. Comcare administers the commonwealth work health and safety act 2011 and work health and safety regulations 2011 and is the national regulator for work health and safety. Return to work act 1986. The implementation of these regulations does not have to be a daunting, time consuming or costly affair.
It outlines what you must do to protect the health, safety and welfare of workers and other people in a place of work. The current version, dated 9 december 2019, includes all amendments made since 2011. This act commences on 1 january 2013.
Authorised by the act parliamentary counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au. This document is not intended to replace the model whs act. Amendments to the model whs laws do not automatically apply in a jurisdiction.
If you have workers who (due to the nature of the work) need to live for more than 24 hours at or near your agricultural or pastoral premises, you are required to provide suitable accommodation. It is designed as a general guide to help people understand their health and safety duties and rights at work. South australia's work health and safety laws align with those in new south wales, queensland, tasmania, the australian capital territory, the northern territory and the commonwealth who have all adopted the same national model laws.
Is the pcbu with control over a right or entitlement to carry out mining operations if a mining authorisation(as deemed by the south australian Changes authorised by subpart 2 of part 2 of the legislation act 2012 have been made in this official reprint. 2012 (sa) (the whs act) and the work health and safety regulations 2012 (sa) (the whs regulations), and are supported by codes of practice.
1429) disclaimer and copyright notice governing the The legislative history at the back of the act provides detail about the past and future operation of the act. Published under the legislation revision and publication act 2002 1 south australia.